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DrDan


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I have noticed a lot of young fish in the creek compared to last year.  (Ed Note: maybe because I am actually catching some fish this year).  I have heard that parr marks usually dissapear ~ 1 year old.  What I have observed is fish with very different size having similar parr marks.  Are these from different spawns/cycles or just runts vs...?



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Parr marks remain on many of these fish for more than 1 year. DFG has done some aging and PC fish may grow to 6" or more their first year. That's why so many of the little fish look like footballs.



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Its not just the little guys, There all footballs right now. Quite possibly the fattest trout I've caught anywhere.



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shon42073 wrote:

Its not just the little guys, There all footballs right now. Quite possibly the fattest trout I've caught anywhere.

 Yeah, I would definitely say that by the look of the trout they have no problem finding food. Most of them look ridiculously fat.



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Maybe their picking up on stray eggs?

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